A local church is doing its part to make sure no one in our community goes hungry.

Volunteers at Greater St. Mark Baptist Church handed out food on Thursday, which was donated by Kentucky Harvest.

The church has partnered with the charity and Louisville Metro police to prepare Thanksgiving meals for several years, but recognized a greater need.

"We saw that there was some people that were really needing food, not just the day before Thanksgiving - or Thanksgiving - that they needed it more than that," said Vanessa Nelson, Administrative Assistant, Greater St. Mark Baptist Church. "Anybody can hit a spot in their life when they need a little help, and it doesn't have anything to do with you being poor. It's just sometimes we all run into events in our life that dictate that we need help from somebody else."

The church plans to continue providing hundreds of thanksgiving meals again this year.